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Table 1: MSPA parameters and their proportion in the study area. Source: Authors
MSPA
% of extencion of study area
parameter 1960s 1983 1991 2001 2003
Core 90.39 86.68 16.58 12.07 13.57
Islet 0 0.01 5.82 6.36 4.09
Perforation 2.57 4.54 0.62 0.34 0.21
Edge 1.61 1.56 3.99 3.36 4.22
Loop 0.4 0.73 1.5 1.35 2.35
Bridge 0.31 0.53 33.96 31.9 18.34
Branch 0.18 0.78 5.05 4.96 3.5
Background 4.54 5.17 32.49 39.67 53.71
Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Figure 1: Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis parameters and their proportion in the study area from
1960s to 2003. Source: Authors
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